§ Mr. Carol Johnsonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the number of local authority day nurseries in England; and in which local authority areas no day nurseries have been provided.
§ Mr. AlisonThere were 453 local authority day nurseries in England at 31st December, 1970, the latest date for which information is available In the following local authority areas no local authority day nurseries were provided at that date:
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County Councils Berkshire Rutland Cornwall *Salop Cumberland Suffolk—East Devon —West Isle of Wight Sussex—West Isles of Scilly Warwickshire Kent Westmorland Lincolnshire— Wiltshire Holland Worcestershire Lindsey Yorkshire— Norfolk East Riding Northamptonshire North Riding.
County Borough Councils Barnsley Hastings Barrow-in-Furness Northampton Burnely Norwich Burton-on-Trent *Rochadale Canterbury Rotherham Chester Solihull Darlington *Southend Doncaster Torba Dundley Tynemouth Gloucester West Bromwich Great Yarmouth Worcester. Grimsby London Borough and City of London *Bexley *Greenwich *Bromley *City of London * These authorities have day nursery projects in the current three-year capital building programme In 34 of the 49 local authority areas listed above private day nurseries have been registered under the Nurseries and Child Minders Regulation Act, 1948.
§ Mr. Carol Johnsonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will give the annual sums spent by local authorities on day nurseries and play groups respectively, for the latest date for which such figures are available; and what proportion of the moneys allocated to urban aid such figures represent.
§ Mr. AlisonNet revenue expenditure by local authorities on day nurseries during 1970–71, including loan charges and capital costs met from revenue, was £7.5 million This included £0.18 million out of a total of £2.6 million incurred through the Urban Programme No separate information is available for revenue expenditure by local authorities on play groups.